What Wheels and tyres should i get for my FTO?!?!?

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Those Lenso's are hot...

And those speedy GTR sports look very similar to the rims on my car.

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Your car looks nice, those style rims suit it well but i am not a fan of those style of side skirts.
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Sorry, but don't get cheap chinese wheels.
Look good at first, but tacky later on, save up and get a good set of Jap items! my 2c
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just purchased the wheels and tires 2day i got 17" ENKEI KLAMP's that are costing me $1270 with tyres. their the last 4 rims like that in Aus thats why there so cheap because i cant buy replacements

tyres are $139 each and there a middle of the range nexen. maxis was $150 (harder compound), bf goodrich was $180
the guy that talked me into the tyres said there really good value and he has them on his r33.

rims were $195 ea and tyres are $139ea so i saved $66

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Good choice!
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wheels weigh 8.35kgs each by themselfs
http://www.1010tires.com/wheel.asp?whee ... mp+-+Black
dont know what the offset is on the rims i got either 38 or 45

getting them on the car thurs or fri

thanx astron boy, good price though? and i know the tyres are not bridgestones or pirelli's but this has allcost me enough lol im only 21 and have a morgatage. im pretty happy i got exactly what i wanted and came out close to budget
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what does everyone else think of em?
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Tyres are fine.
Price on the wheels was good!
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They don't really do it for me.
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pics will justify the looks.
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get a pic of them installed.
price is great!
maxxis actually have a very long life. Longer than Kumho which i have them at the moment.
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Re30's with Re11s :)
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what do ya's think? (need better photo's)

The bottom photo shows the true colour of the whole car, just couldent get good lighting for the others.
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gonna have to paint them brake calipers maybe red this weekend, wheres the best guide for them? link?
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Not a fan but if your happy then its all good :thumleft:

EDIT: You have moisture in your drivers side foglight incase you didn't know :lol:
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Your car looks ok but with a bodykit like that it really needs 18-19 inch wheels to fill those arches but if you like it then its ok.
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You don't need bigger rims just lower the car.
But I think they look good.
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aza013 wrote:You don't need bigger rims just lower the car.
But I think they look good.
agreed. and it seems u need bigger brake system to fill out the gap as the bigger rim size makes the current brakes looks small.
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yeah i know about the foglight thanx.

want to keep a bit of driveability so dont wanna lower it too much and if i do it will only be springs(gettinmg a quote 2moro)

ill probably just leave these rotors on because larger ones are expensive arnt they? ill just paint the calipers red probably for now. should i change the pads at the same time? there like 75% at the front and 50%at the rear?

always open to suggestions for upgrades( rotor, pads, suspension etc)
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i reckon you can try to get a quote on the street series(slotted) from dba and they should not be that expensive. But its not that crucial. You can probably wait when you have a proper budget.

bendix general pads are more than enough for street applications and they are sold in nearly every auto strore so you can compare prices.
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